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Taking My Brother's Place in Court: The Whole Imperial Court Joins Me in Gossiping

share time: 2026-01-11 12:33:06

Gu Zhao, the National Guard General, suddenly falls critically ill. His younger sister Gu Zhaozhao, to protect the family's reputation, disguises herself as a man and takes his place in court. While navigating the court's open and hidden schemes, she hides two secrets: her female identity and her terminal illness—only to run into Xiao Jingheng, her ex-fiancé whom she rejected three years ago, now the emperor. When Xiao Jingheng holds up the pearl hairpin she left in the imperial study and smiles, “General Gu, is this from your family?”, the court’s gossip shifts instantly: they’re not talking about the “general’s governance” anymore, but about the “unfinished marriage” between the emperor and “General Gu”. What Gu Zhaozhao doesn’t know is that Xiao Jingheng has long seen through her disguise—and uncovered the truth behind her rejection: a lie she told to save his life, even at the cost of her own.

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